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They took lavish foreign “research” trips: whistleblowing in Japan

By on 12 February 2013 in Whistleblowing

Hello, my name is Aki Wakabayashi from Japan.  I am a journalist, whistleblower and Executive Director of TI Japan. Let me tell you the story about how I blew a whistle on the waste of tax money by public servants in Japan. Before turning to journalism, I spent 10 years working for a government-supported labor [...]

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Madagascar: corruption fight goes on air, not online

By on 17 October 2012 in Africa and Middle East, People power, Technology

Two weeks ago, Transparency International held a 24-hour Hackathon where technology specialists helped design websites and other apps that would help us fight corruption. But with only 13% of Africans using the internet, it’s a good time to remember a more traditional technology that is still crucial to getting people involved; the radio. Earlier this [...]

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Is the Public watching its Public Officials?

By on 8 October 2012 in Accountability, Politics and government

We have been posting a series of articles on codes of conduct. Scandals from Brussels to Tbilisi show why it is important that public officials live by a code. Launched in July our blog post series has extolled the benefits and challenges of codes, examined their application in continental and common law countries. Different codes [...]

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Local communities fight corruption at the (grass) roots

By on 13 September 2012 in Asia Pacific, Education, Politics and government, Young people

Transparency International is a household name in Bangladesh, thanks to one of the biggest chapters in our movement. The efforts of Transparency International Bangladesh to engage people from all over the country have resulted in a 5,000+ strong volunteer base and tens of thousands more participating in activities and campaigns. Founded in 1996 Transparency Bangladesh [...]

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What makes New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and others “cleaner” than most countries?

By on 7 December 2011 in Measurement and Research

Marie Chêne, Senior Research Coordinator at Transparency International, looks at the countries that are ranked highest in the 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index. New Zealand, Denmark, Finland and Sweden have been consistently ranked at the top of the Corruption Perceptions Index and are perceived to be the least corrupt of all the countries surveyed. They are [...]

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Anti-corruption Day: What does it stand for?

By on 9 December 2009 in Africa and Middle East, Americas, Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Asia Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Events, Measurement and Research, Region

9 December is international Anti-Corruption Day. In Bangladesh people are getting together to shout Jago Manush Durnity Protirodhe Jago (Rise up people, rise up against corruption) during the multitude of activities organised nation-wide. In Indonesia thousands are on the street. Around the world, Transparency International is taking Anti-Corruption Day as an opportunity to commemorate and [...]

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